The Portland Timbers jumped into a tie for fifth place in the Western Conference Saturday night with a 2-0 win over Chivas USA at Providence Park.

Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri found the ball at midfield in the 10th minute, drove toward goal and cut around a Chivas defender before firing a shot from the top of the box into the net to give Portland an early 1-0 lead.

The Timbers added to their lead in the 39th minute when Valeri crossed the ball to forward Fanendo Adi in the box. With his back to goal, Adi muscled a pass over to a charging Rodney Wallace, who bounced the ball into the back of the net.

Chivas had some opportunities to score in the second half, but couldn't find the back of the net as the Timbers held on to earn the shutout.